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Who is Sue Cleaver’s ex-husband James Quinn?
SUE Cleaver is well known among soap fans, thanks to her long career on Coronation Street.
Away from the show, she is in a relationship with lighting technician Brian Owen, but before that she was married to James Quinn.
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Who is Sue Cleaver's ex-husband James Quinn?
Sue Cleaver was married to fellow actor James Quinn for 10 years from 1993 until 2003.
He actually appeared on Coronation Street himself, and has had four different roles on the soap since 1989, with his most notable as DS Willets.
The character was involved in the investigation of the blaze at the Rovers in March 2013, and Pat Phelan's crimes in March 2018.
James has also had four different characters on Emmerdale - again being cast as a cop, DS Bedford.
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Bedford was tasked with trying to find the villain who attacked Cain Dingle.
And James was also the star of another big soap - Hollyoaks.
His character Kirk Benson had a dramatic time on the soap, with his sons Olly and Kurt ending up in a coma after a car crash, and his daughter Lucy becoming addicted to heroin.
Other roles include playing Phil in Early Doors, Mr Briggs in Gentleman Jack, and appearing in Fat Friends as another cop, PC Robert Rhymer
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Do Sue and James have any children?
Sue and James share one son together Elliot, who was reportedly born in 1998.
Aside from this information, not much is known about their son.
Unlike his mum and dad, Elliot keeps his life out of the spotlight.
What has James Quinn said about Sue Cleaver?
Sue and James have remained "good friends" since their break-up.
Not only have the pair worked together on Corrie, they also did a short play in 2009, ironically called Marriages Made In Heaven.
Speaking about working with his ex, James told at the time: “It’s quite funny to be doing this with Sue.
“Although we got divorced, we get on well. but [before this] we haven’t acted together on stage since we first met in a play in 1991.”
Who does Sue Cleaver play on Coronation Street?
Sue has been portraying the role of Eileen Grimshaw on Coronation Street since 2000.
She took a short break from the role in 2018, however she came back to keep playing the role of Eileen, a single mum to Jason and Todd.
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Eileen gets herself involved in several relationships thanks to her down-to-earth personality.
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Throughout the series, she has been in a continuous feud with Gail Platt, who is played by Helen Worth.
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